It's easy being green: Harnessing the power of local people to finance green solutions in cities

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City and local governments have an increasing abundance of options for accessing long-term, cost-effective finance for green investment, explains Dr Jeremy Gorelick from the Green Finance Institute (GFI)

Almost a decade ago, countries around the world began to develop their Nationally Determined Contributions (or NDCs) as part of their responses to climate change, and as a contribution to achieve the global...

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